Continental O-300
| Teledyne Continental Motors | |
|---|---|
 Rolls-Royce Continental O-300 |
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| Continental O-300 | |
| Production period: | 1947-2004 |
| Manufacturer: | Teledyne Continental Motors |
| Developing country: |
 United States
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| Working principle: | Otto |
| Motor design: | Boxer engine |
| Cylinder: | 6th |
| Displacement: | 4939 cm 3 |
| Mixture preparation: | Carburetor / manifold injection |
| Engine charging: | no |
| Cooling system: | Air cooling |
| Power: | 108 - 130 kW |
| Dimensions: | 112.8 kg |
| Previous model: | none |
| Successor: | none |
The Continental O-300 (series A, C and D) is a piston aircraft engine from the US manufacturer Continental . The air-cooled six-cylinder - four cycle - Boxer engine has a displacement of 301 cubic inches (cubic inches), which in the metric system corresponds to about 5 liters. The engine with a curb weight of 248.7 lbs (112.8 kg) develops 145 hp at a speed of 2700 min −1 .
history
In 1947 the O-300 from the Continental C-125 series was further developed under the designation C-145. The O-300 is a modernized C-145 version and was manufactured until 2004. In the 1960s this engine was also built under license by Rolls-Royce .
variants
- C-145, 145 PS (108 kW)
- O-300, modernized C-145, 145 PS (108 kW)
- GO-300, 175 PS (130 kW)
- Voyager 300, liquid-cooled injection version with 170 hp (127 kW) at 2,700 min -1
Applications
There are no exact numbers. Some 55,000 pieces of type C-145 / O-300 were alone in the Cessna 170 / 172 uses.
- Aeronca Sedan
- Baumann Brigadier
- Cessna 160
- Cessna 170
- Cessna 172
- Maule M-4
- Meyer's MAC-145
- Taylorcraft 15th
- Temco TE-1A
- Globe Swift
Technical data (O-300-A, C & D)
- Type: six - cylinder boxer engine
- Compression ratio : 7.0: 1
- Firing order : 1-6-3-2-5-4
- Bore : 4 1 ⁄ 16 inches (4.0625 inches or 103.12 mm)
- Stroke : 3 7 ⁄ 8 inches (3.875 inches or 98.55 mm)
- Displacement : 4939 cm³ (301 cubic inches )
- Start and continuous power: 145 hp at 2700 min -1
- Empty weight: 112.8 kg (248.7 lbs)
- Length: 913.64 mm (35.97 inch)
- Width: 800 mm (31.50 inch)
- Height: 696.21 mm (27.41 inch)
- Oil capacity 7.6 liters (8 US quart )
- Oil temperature:
- Minimum for takeoff: 23.88 ° C (75 ° F )
- Maximum temperature: 107.22 ° C (225 ° F)
- Cylinder temperature:
- Operating: 215.55 ° C (420 ° F)
- Maximum temperature: 273.88 ° C (525 ° F)
swell
- Type Certificate E-253 Continental Motors (PDF; 42 kB) Retrieved March 12, 2012
Web links
literature
- Christy, Joe: Engines for Homebuilt Aircraft & Ultralights. TAB Books, 1983. ISBN 0-8306-2347-7
